Starting on January 1, Israel will ban 37 aid groups and charities from operating in Gaza

include several prominent international aid organizations: Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the Catholic charity Caritas, the Norwegian Refugee Council, and Oxfam

Israel will stop the groups from operating in Gaza for failing to comply with its stringent new requirements, which include handing over information about their Palestinian employees

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MSF’s vital humanitarian assistance at risk amid Israel’s new INGO registration rules for Gaza

MSF is one of the largest medical organizations operating in Gaza today. The new requirements threaten to withdraw registration from INGOs beginning January 1, 2026. This non-registration would prevent organizations, including MSF, from providing essential services to people in Gaza and the West Bank.